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莆田一中2022-2023学年度高二上学期期末英语考试试卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why does the man want to get glasses?A. To be accepted.            B. To look cooler.            C. To see more clearly.2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a car.                B. On a plane.                C. On a train.3. Which language does the woman’s grandmother speak to her?A. Italian.                    B. German.                    C. French.4. What will the man do next?A. Go to work.            B. Do some exercise.            C. Eat lunch.5. Who is the man probably talking to?A. His wife.               B. Babysitter.                C. The kids’ teacher.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. Why did the man get wet?A. He didn’t take an umbrella.B. His friend didn’t give him a ride.C. The woman forgot to pick him up.7. What did the man worry the least?A. His shoes.                B. His pants.                    C. His watch.听第7段材料，回答8至10题。8. When does school start?A. At 8:40 a.m.            B. At 8:50 a.m.                C. At 9:00 a.m.9. What does the woman give the boy?A. Some money.            B. Some drinks.                C. Some clothing.10. How does the woman sound? A. Confident.                B. Worried.                    C. Relaxed.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the woman be in a good mood?A. She just got a pay raise.B. She just bought a new hat.C. She will go on vacation soon.12. What type of movie will the speakers see?A. A comedy.                B. A love story.                C. A thriller.13. How will the speakers get home?A. By taxi.                B. On foot.                    C. By subway.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14 Why is the train different from others?A. It is electric.            B. It uses a special battery.    C. It has no tracks.15. Where was the first train like this built?A. In China.                B. In Japan.                    C. In Germany.16. Why does the train run so quietly?A. It uses metal wheels.B. It operates on solar power.C. It is built with modern materials.17. How does the man usually get to work?A. By car.              B. By bicycle.                C. By bus.听第 10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What are the minerals from the Dead Sea used for?A. Food.                    B. Swimming.                C. Health products.19. What is the main reason for the Dead Sea to disappear?A. The little rainfall.        B. Human use.                C. Sink holes.20. What is the new source of water for the Dead Sea?A. The Jordan River.         B. The Red Sea.                C. The Mujib River.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ACheney School is a popular, high performing school located in the heart of Oxford serving a diverse community of students who are eager to learn. The school is looking to add to its bank of exam invigilators (监考人), who will be employed on a casual basis to watch over students taking both mock(模拟) and actual GCSE / GCE exams, as necessary throughout the school year.Full training will be provided and staff will be contacted before the exam period to discuss the invigilation schedule in relation to their own availability.We are looking for people who*have a command of Microsoft Word Excel, PowerPoint*have effective written communication skills* are reliable and punctual*are able to solve problems and keep calm under pressure*enjoy working as part of a teamWe can offer you*€10.19 per hour*reduced tuition fees for your kids *a housing allowance*shuttle serviceIf you would like to find out more, please contact Ms Marie-Anne Fischer at mf@cheney.oxon.sch.uk, or by telephone on 01865 5755270.How to apply: Please download an application form from the school’s vacancy website: http://www.cheney.oxon.sch.uk/lnvigilators.1. What does Cheney School offer its invigilators?A. Flexible working hours. B. Free staff dormitories.C. A transportation allowance. D. Free schooling for their kids.2. What is required of the applicants?A. Designing a mock exam paper. B. Passing the GCSE or GCE exam.C. Being able to use office software. D. Enjoying working independently.3. What will you have to do if you are interested in the job?A. Prepare for the interview. B. Fill in an application form.C. Apply for relevant training. D. Contact the school online or by telephone.BIn 2010, Barack Obama was to pay a visit to Mumbai’s Gandhi Museum, where palm(棕榈)trees full of me dotted the grounds. The president knew me well-coconuts (椰子)are a part of life in Indonesia, where he spent his boyhood. Before his visit, Indian authorities, however, removed every last sign of me around the museum. They were afraid the president of the United States would be taken out by one of me falling on his head.Let’s get this out of the way: My reputation as the “killer fruit” of countless innocents was then and still is a misbelief. A repeatedly misinterpreted 1984 study overstated the number of deaths I caused by hitting people on the head, and the word spread. Today, the only things about me “to die for” are the sometimes too-delicious foods you humans make with me, such as cookies and pies. A decade ago, health experts briefly gave me a halo because some of my fats may raise beneficial cholesterol (胆固醇). But ask a heart doctor today and they’ll tell you that coconut oil will raise your bad cholesterol as much. Death by coconut, indeed!People have other wrong ideas about me. But allow me to leave you with a sweet presidential tale. A World War II boat commanded by one John F.Kennedy was destroyed in 1943 by a Japanese warship. Kennedy and his surviving crew were stuck on an island. They were suffering from hunger thirst and injuries when they met two friendly native coast-watchers. Kennedy scratched a message into a coconut shell: “NAURO ISL...COMMANDER...11 ALIVE...NEED SMALL BOAT...KENNEDY.”The coast-watchers delivered this successfully and all the crew were saved. Years later, the coconut shell was given to the newly elected president. It sat on his office desk throughout his presidency and now is a center-piece of the John F.Kennedy Library in Boston-as the proof that we coconuts don’t take lives, we save them.4. Why did Indian officials get rid of “me”?A. To reduce Obama’s fear. B. To avoid unexpected injuries.C. To show their welcome tradition. D. To follow the request from the US.5. Which of the following can replace the underlined words in paragraph 2?A. thought little of me B. did great damage to meC. made me well-known D. brought me a good name6. How does the author sound in the passage?A. Amusing. B. Anxious.C. Concerned. D. Romantic.7. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To show a new discovery. B. To correct people’s misbelief.C. To tell the history of coconuts. D. To describe a successful rescue.CThe Omicron Covid variant has been found to multiply about 70 times quicker than the original and Delta versions of coronavirus in tissue samples taken from the bronchus(支气管), the main tubes from the windpipe to the lungs, in laboratory experiments that could help explain its rapid transmission.The study, by a team from the University of Hong Kong, also found that the new variant grew 10 times slower in lung tissue, which the authors said could be an indicator of lower disease severity.Michael Chan, who led the work, said the result needed to be interpreted with caution because severe disease is determined not only by how quickly the virus replicates(复制) but also by a person’s immune response. “It is also noted that by infecting many more people, a very infectious virus may cause more severe disease and death even though the virus itself may be less pathogenic(致病的),” he said. “Therefore, taken together with our recent studies showing that the Omicron variant can partially escape immunity from vaccines and past infection, the overall threat from the Omicron variant is likely to be very significant.”Jeremy Kamil, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, pointed out that Delta, which turned out to be more pathogenic, showed a similar pattern of replicating more slowly in the lungs. “These authors found Omicron replicates fantastically well--even far better than either Delta or the original virus--in bronchial tissue,” Kamil said. “This could in some ways contribute to an advantage in transmission between people.”Kamil added, “Of course, a huge component of Omicron’s transmissibility in real life is going to be its potential to escape neutralising antibodies that protect against infection in the first place. It’s very likely spreading well even between vaccinated people, especially those who haven’t recently gotten a booster shot.”The findings, together with other recent work showing Omicron infects cells more readily, add to an emerging picture that the variant may be intrinsically more transmissible in addition to escaping existing immunity.8. What is the kind of the passage?A. A news report. B. A science fiction.C. A health guide. D. A medicine advertisement.9. What could Jeremy Kamil agree with?A. We should take the result seriously.B. Omicron may cause more severe disease and death.C. Both Omicron and Delta grew slowly in the lungs.D. Those who have gotten a booster shot won’t be infected.10. What can we learn about Omicron?A. It is a new variant of Delta.B. Delta is less pathogenic than it.C. Vaccinated people needn’t worry about it.D. It may pose a great threat to people’s health.11. According to the passage, which of the following may cause Omicron’s transmissibility?A. That many people haven’t been vaccinated.B. That many people refused to wears masks in public.C. That Omicron infects lung cells much more quickly.D. That existing immunity plays a poor part in fighting Omicron.DIf you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? Would you want to fly or be invisible? Or, perhaps, you’d rather have the power to read minds? Wouldn’t that be cool? Reading minds is not as far-fetched as you might think. In fact researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a wearable device that can actually express a person’s thoughts and allow them to talk to a computer-without anyone else hearing. The device, called AlterEgo, allows a person to control a computer and ask it questions without ever saying one word. When the individual wearing the device thinks of a word or a phrase but does not speak it, AlterEgo picks up the neuromuscular (神经肌肉) signals in that person’s jaw and face. AlterEgo sends those signals to a computer, which is programmed to associate them with specific words. The device is fairly accurate. Inal0-person trial, AlterEgo had a92percent transcription (转录) accuracy. Researchers say that number will increase over time. “Our idea was: Could we have a computing platform that’s more internal, that combines human and machine in some ways and that feels like an internal extension of our own thoughts?” Arnav Kapur, a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab said. So what effect could this have on communication? AlterEgo can change the way humans interact with computers, allowing us to silently connect with AI assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant or Apple’s Siri without anyone knowing. If a person is having a conversation and wants to look up a bit of information, they don’t have to take out their digital device; instead they can just think of the question. AlterEgo will answer without interrupting the conversation. The device can also help people communicate in noisy situations, such as on a factory floor in the airport.12. Why are the questions raised in paragraph 1?A. To ask readers for their opinions. B. To introduce the topic of the passage.C. To inspire readers’ imagination. D. To show the author’s curiosity.13. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. The questions. B. The computers. C. The signals. D. The words.14. What influence will AlterEgo have on people’s communication?A. People can apply AI assistants skillfully.B. People will make good mind-readers.C. People no longer need mobile phones.D. People can communicate more smoothly.15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text’?A. AlterEgo Frees People of Thinking. B. Wearable Device Controls Computer.C. Silent Reader of Your Mind Comes True. D. Communication Is Easy with AI Assistants.第二节 (共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。True beauty is not found in looks. ____16____ Changing the way you think about beauty will give you life-long confidence.Place your beauty in your identity but not your identity in your beauty. If you hold onto youthful beauty as a narrow definition of yourself, you won’t enjoy your looks as you age. ____17____ Mirrors tell us only a part of what we show to the outer world. Go past your reflection and see the real self!The fountain of youth doesn’t exist. Despite many anti-aging products, there is no magic solution to stopping the effects of aging. You should stop devaluing (贬低) yourself just because you are getting older. Aim for a healthy life and keep yourself strong and fit. Eat healthy diet and be committed to a daily exercise routine. Lots of efforts are needed. ____18____Beauty relates to physical and psychological aspects. ____19____ However, Serena Williams never hides her unusual muscular physique. Instead, her showing her muscles enhances her appeal. Many fans think she is beautiful. This proves that looking beautiful and attractive goes beyond our looks. ____20____ Beauty matters to all women, but to those who age beautifully, it matters neither too much nor too little. Do enjoy our lives to the fullest, True beauty is about accepting yourself. It is also about feeling good about yourself.A. Everyone does it.B. It comes from the inside.C. Go beyond your mirror image.D. You will feel better over a long term.E. It’s human nature to believe beauty is everything.F. People generally think beauty is only a skin-deep issue.G. Be less scared of aging and you will look more beautiful.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。We all strive to accomplish our goals before old age catches up with us—but for one San Diego woman, the loss of her ____21____ is far from a barrier.Two days after Thanksgiving Laura Simon turns 106, and she’s still setting goals for herself. The secret to her longevity, she says, “is to live as ____22____ as you can and to work.”Simon ____23____ one of her biggest goals when she turned 100: She ____24____ a book, titled I Am Still Here. Simon’s poor eyesight prevented her from ____25____ writing, so she dictated her book into a tape recorder over nine years. “I’m very ____26____ of this book,” Simon said.The book’s 500 pages are ____27____ by dozens of black-and white photos. Her paintings are also throughout the book. It was only recently when it was ____28____ for her to continue that Simon stopped painting. “My paintings come from the very depth of my being,” Simon said. “It gives me life and ____29____.”As for her recent ____30____? She said she wanted to be in the Library of Congress. And Simon did more than ____31____ it to the Library of Congress. Her publisher ____32____ her that she is one of the oldest ____33____ authors with a book in the nation’s library. “The rest of the authors are all gone, from the time of Washington. And my book is with all these great books,” Simon said, beaming. “...as my title says on the book, I am still here.”Positive attitude about ____34____ has gotten Simon far. “Although I’m going to be 106 years old within the next week, I’m much ____35____ in spirit and more active in the depth of my thinking.” Simon said.21. A. wealth B. youth C. health D. growth22. A. optimistically B. comfortably C. regularly D. gratefully23. A. set B. achieved C. pursued D. followed24. A. read B. bought C. published D. gained25. A. gradually B. frequently C. physically D. quickly26 A. tired B. careful C. sick D. proud27. A. broken up B. cut off C. brought in D. turned down28. A. amusing B. difficult C. relaxing D. blind29. A. hope B. money C. food D. pain30. A. schedules B. barriers C. hobbies D. goals31. A. admit B. finish C. realize D. make32. A. advised B. warned C. informed D. convinced33. A. living B. respectable C. generous D. brave34. A. work B. aging C. success D. writing35. A. higher B. tougher C. younger D. richer第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Universal Beijing Resort, ____36____(current) the largest in scale worldwide, was open to the public on Monday, which coincided with this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival holiday from Sept. 19 to 21. The film-themed lands, rides and shows, such as the Transformers Metrobase and the Harry Potter rides, and Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness among other Universal “firsts”, ____37____(be) the most popular attractions during the opening so far.In the Hollywood zone, movie lovers will not only see a recreation of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ____38____ get a behind-the-scenes film making experience at the film studios, ____39____ was created by Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg and Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. More than a magical land for cinephiles (影迷), the resort is also a foodie heaven with a total of 80 restaurants and food stalls ____40____(serve) all kinds of food that one can name from different movies.____41____ the first Universal Studios theme park in China, UBR has many China-related elements. For example, the Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness, ____42____(inspire) by DreamWorks Animation’s Film, is Universal’s first “land” with such a theme. The land has small bridges and flowing water. Lanterns are hung in many places. Accompanied with Chinese music, visitors can eat ____43____(variety) of Chinese desserts in restaurants that look like ancient buildings.Building such an ____44____(impress) park isn’t easy. But Chinese ____45____(wise) and power help push it forward. It is the fifth worldwide for Universal Studios and the third in Asia, after Japan and Singapore.第四部分  写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以“我尊敬和爱戴的人”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：1. 人物简介；2. 尊敬和爱戴的原因。注意：1. 词数 80 左右；2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。The person I respectThere are many respectable people around us._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.As I was walking down empty streets under tall buildings, there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet and I felt very small and cold. I began to run to keep warm and to keep away from possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, being afraid to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty and the only living thing I could see was a frightened cat outside a small restaurant. Even so, the noise still had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.Suddenly, I didn't feel cold and tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, I couldn't find my wallet anywhere. My tears broke free when I realized my wallet might be gone forever.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Just as I was about to give up, I heard a garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yes, sir! It was my wallet._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________